Watercolor Florals is all about pouring colors into an empty paper and going step by step to make it come to life. This is an intermediate to advanced level class though it is structured in a stepwise method starting from understanding the background wash, painting individual petals and getting confident about painting any florals from a reference photo. There are a few recommendation added at the end for a better and effective learning.

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The class is broken down into various lessons which will enable you to paint two class projects. All the learnings from the techniques section will be applied in the two final projects and even we will learn more as they will be complete A4 Size paintings.

1. Painting a lily

A balanced composition to paint one of my favorite flowers lily
Painting the background of the lily using variegated wash method
Individually painting each of the petals
Adding more details on the petals in the foreground and keeping the background petals easy and simple.
Working in layers to create expressive floral painting.

2. Painting Anemone

Limited Palette Exercise
Drawing the entire floral using a reference photo.
Creating beautiful blends for individual petals.
Adding the stamen, further working on details for the anther and filament in it
Finally creating the texture for the individual petals.

Caution - Watercolor have their own flow irrespective of whatever we do to control it so always try to partner with the medium rather than controlling it.

** If you are taking this watercolor class for the first time I would highly recommend you to take my other classes which are more beginner friendly like "Expressive Watercolor Landscape in 10 minutes" and "Magical Sunsets"

Recommendation:

Watch it on a bigger screen to understand the subject better, like a laptop or a desktop.
Use any kind of watercolor material available with you except the paper which should be acid free, minimum 300gsm/ 140lb and100% cotton for best results.
Watching the lessons first (at any speed you feel comfortable), then come back and attempt the painting. At the first go its good to have an overview and the second go it helps to paint better.
Both the projects are uploaded as an image in the resource section go ahead and download it for your reference.
You do not need to take the class together you can break it into three parts Techniques , painting a Lily and painting Anemone. This way you do not need to rush and still be able to understand the class at your speed.

**Highly recommend you to upload any of the class projects (Painting a Lily & Painting an Anemone) in the project gallery, love to go through each one of them and if you have any doubts post it on the discussion section **

Céline Gallay

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